Additional Scholarships

Scholarship Requirements & Policies

Additional Scholarship Requirements

• Applicants must be graduating seniors and admitted as first-time entering undergraduates on the Russellville campus to be considered for scholarship offers.
• Students receiving scholarship awards must be US citizens or Resident Aliens.
• A traditional-aged high school student who opts to take the GED and scores a minimum of 663 may be considered for an Academic Scholarship offer.
• To receive the full award amounts for Level 4 and Level 5 Academic Scholarships, students must live in on-campus housing.

 

Deadlines

• December 1st is the priority deadline to be admitted and receive consideration for a First-time Student Academic Scholarship offer
• December 15th at noon is the deadline to apply for the University Honors Program
• February 1st is the final deadline to be admitted and receive consideration for a First-time Student Academic Scholarship offer
• April 1st is the deadline to complete the housing application or housing exemption form.
• May 1st is the deadline to schedule an academic advising appointment.  (The appointment can be after May 1, but must be scheduled by May 1.)

 

Scholarship Policies

• The application for undergraduate admission serves as the scholarship application for First-time Student Academic Scholarships.  There is not a separate application to complete; however, an early admission status is required.  An early admission file includes an undergraduate application for admission and current high school transcript with qualifying cumulative grade point average. ACT/SAT scores must also be on file for Level 4 and Level 5 Academic Scholarship consideration.  Award levels are based on composite score, not superscores.
• Applicants who are awarded during the priority scholarship round and raise their grade point averages or ACT/SAT scores to the next scholarship levels prior to the final scholarship deadline may be considered for an increase to the appropriate award levels prior to additional rounds of offers being made.  Awards may be raised as funds remain available.
• Students may receive only one Academic Scholarship in any semester.  
• During scholarship selection, cumulative GPA and ACT/SAT scores will be taken directly from our student information system; therefore, it is imperative that documentation of current information is sent to the Admissions Office before the priority/final deadline.
• Scholarship recipients must be admitted on the Russellville campus and enrolled in a minimum of 15 hours before a scholarship will be credited to a student’s account.
• Scholarship recipients must either live in a residence hall OR receive an exemption to the residency requirements from the Residence Life Office in accordance with established University policy.  Recipients are responsible for making on-campus housing arrangements.
• Scholarships must be used the fall semester following high school graduation.
• Scholarships are awarded for consecutive fall and spring terms only and do not cover summer terms.

 

Scholarship Renewal Requirements

Academic Scholarships are renewable for seven consecutive semesters after the first or until the completion of an undergraduate degree, whichever comes first, provided the student maintains all scholarship renewal requirements. Scholarships are awarded as funds remain available. 

Students who receive scholarship awards are responsible for knowing the renewal requirements to maintain the scholarships.

Review Renewal Requirements

 

Scholarship Stacking

Scholarship awards are subject to Arkansas Department of Higher Education Scholarship Stacking Policy, Arkansas Act 1180 of 1999.

 

Act 323

To remain in compliance with Act 323 of 2009, the University reserves the right to cancel or modify any scholarship funded by the institution at any time.